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Jordon Dizon Was Arrested Six Days Before NFL Draft
Lions second-round draft pick Jordon Dizon was arrested six days before the 2008 NFL Draft.  Since the arrest came at such a short time before the draft, the Lions likely were not aware of the incident, but it is something that you have to just shake your head at.  Dizon is supposed to be someone with high character that will not have these problems, yet we now know he was being ...
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Acme Packing Company — ... Matt Millen does his best to keep the Detroit Lions a punchline by reaching for an undersized linebacker in the 2nd round of the NFL draft who had been arrested a week earlier. ...

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